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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1948)
is Soil, Gives To World's Oldest Art By UUle I. Farm Editor. Tn Stotwinii . Agriculture Is the worldTa first Industry. Pottery 1-the oldest art. The soil is the base for both. Care in selectingnbe right clay for pot tery is just as important to its suc cess as selecting the right soil Is to the crpp'a growth. Saya Ivan Houser, who was assistant to Gut ran Borglura while the latter fashioned the' national Mt- Rush more Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. But Houser has now come back to his native Oregon to make some of the most attractive pottery one has the privilege to view. He was born in Pendleton and nearned of tbe. Willamette val ley while studying art at the Uni versity of-Oregon from where be was graduated in 1925.. For a time be studied in New York and worked in some of. the eastern studios, sculpturing, before going to South Dakota. Houser admits it was because the colony history of Aurora attracted him that he chose that location for his studio and shop. The old. red feedmill on the north side of the highway caught his eye and here he fash ions his Old Colony Town pottery which carried the name of Aurora to many far places. Simple Methods Used All pottery, whether ancient or modern, has been and is made by the simplest methods. Houser ex plained as he showed me around his place of work and business. All around were bowls, vases, cups, lamp stands-plates in soft shades of green, red, blue, yellow. Having seen Oregon's soil produce so many marvelous things, it was still dif ficult for me to believe that these pieces came out- of the same soil that grows carrots and feeds live stock. But clays vary greatly, the artist pointed out The potter's clay must be workable, plastic, of good behavior in firing and able to take a good glaze. The workshop itself had some what the appearance of a bakery, I thought, as I watched the potter take a lump of clay from a mixed mass on a large board. He formed It into a bread-sized loaf, sawed, slammed together a repeated process taking some little time. Then the piece was kneaded much as bread is worked and placed on the potter's wheel, one of the most ancient of tools. Patter Throws Urn Houser controlled the rotation of the wheel with his foot, leaving his hands free to manipulate the day. Under my eyes, tha wheal whirred and the urn was "thrown". This part completed, the piece was removed from the wheel and set aside to dry. When It is about bone dry" It is ready for the kiln. Houser uses two types of kiln. One an electric kiln indoors in which pieces 'are fired for eight hours, and the other a huge brick 1 affair which will hold from 1800 to 2000 pieces, depending upon their size and in which the' must be fired for 18 hours. The heat is maintained at from 1800 to 2100 degrees. F. ., . Glazes are one of the bricks of the art, Houser said. They are put on to waterproof the article, and one rmist never forget that glazes are as varied as the kinds of pottery and each kind of pottery is at its best with its own appropriate glaze. Potters DoooraU Wares Since the time of the most prfani time pottery making, the potter has decorated his wares with color. It is interesting to note, that the colors, too, come from the earth and that the "earth colors are the most beautiful of all as ha re ferred to the metatic oxide, co balt, iron and others. But the color of the piece is to great extent dependent upon the color of the clay. Therefore, white day is sought. Clay that goes into the Colony Town Pottery L a blend of Oregon, day from Willa rnina and clay from Washington. Some red clay from Molalla is also being used, and other Oregon days are being tested. Houser disposes of most of bis articles through dealers. Oregon tourists do not stop and buy at way side shops as they de In California and on the Atlantic coast, Mr. Houser said.. While' teaching art Is really hi profession, Mr. Houser. likes best, he says, to work with bis hands in . his Colony Town plant Valley Farmer to Appear on Radio Oregon's growing frozen food industry will be featured on the American Broadcasting com pany's network farm show, tha American Farmer, originating from Albany Saturday morning, August 14. Approximately 187 radio sta tions throughout the- United States will carry the program. Fourteen minutes of the half hour program will consist of an on-the-spot visit to the . newly renovated PictSweet freezing plant on the outskirts of Albany. Scheduled to take part in the program are Earl Britton, Eu gene, and Bob White, Chicago, representing the network; O. E. MikeselL, Linn county agent; Prof. Tom Onsdorff. department of food technology, Oregon State college; Plant Manager Clyde' Rushing, Albany; Claussie Am nion. Albany, and Willis Carter, Lebanon. The two latter are farmers. DOZER ana SHOVEL WORK sv t now a : iVetrs and View A lama of OreeTon day: a whir of and yon have what yen see" here, Ivan Honser with nisi nesntUnllv all of Its apparent simplicity when the farm editor tried it (Farm Crop Repiorts vl Harvest Down Bee colonies In the United States are fewe than last year and honey production is expected to be less. The movement of some grass seeds from farms tin ' surplus producing areas is at a faster rate and at higher prices than jast year, the USDA reports ;show this week. Movement! of the 1 1948 crimson cloverseed crop from farms was fast. By? August 1, 80 per cent of the . cropv had been . sold by growers. Thb was ihe same rate of movement as the 5--year average but was; six per cent faster than last year! Prices to growers, at $23 a. hundredweight for clean see in the last half of July were at record high levels. The 1947 price was $17.20 and the 1942-48 aver age was c$13.25. - The number of bee colonies In the United States Was estimated in July to be 5,718,000. That was three per cent below a year ago. This is the Lfirst year of decline after four successive years of in crease. Last winter's loss of col onies was about 20 per cent Bee Colonies" Less j The main flow of honey from sweet clover and clover was draw ing to a close the latter part of July In many of the Important producing states. Indications were that honey production in these areas will be light In the Pacific northwest clover arid alfalfa have yielded fairly well! Fireweed is starting to bloom, . The number of bee colonies kept for honey or crop pollination in Oregon was estimated on July 1 to be around 64,000. This was seven pel cent less than last year and was", the first decline in col onies since 1939. Wheat Croon Large In Oregon's main wheat belt, harvest is now in full swing with many fields f reaching or passing their peak. In some : areas of Umatilla county, 1 all ' available storage space has been filled and wheat is being" piled! on the ground. In western Oregon, fall-planted crops of oats, vetch and barley are being harvested. Most of tha grass seed in the Willamette valley has already been- harvested, r A few peaches are being mar-, keted from the earlier varieties here. Some pears and apples are still being thinned. In apples, the early trsnsparents produced fair ly well, although plantings jira now small in; the valley, j Battery Hens Slow After f Second lYear Laying hens kept In batteries will lay just s many eggs the first year as in conventional lay ing houses li the battery room is well Insulated so as to control tem perature changes, results of nine years of testing In the college poultry department show. . Hens kept for the second year lay better In commercial houses, the tests Indicated, j when compar able flocks kept in batteries the first year were divided with half placed in commercial 1 a y I n g houses. - Battery hens make satis factory breeders, the second year if released In normal floor condi tions, th tests also; showed. Honey J v t --if- r. t: PI A i. ! f- TRULY DIPS Front 1 LaFOLLETTE IHSSICII OEdLUlDS !cE2&nD rnEsn fch cmnnira i i GOLDEN GOLDEN Feorurexi ads PARAMOUNT MARKET . r I 268 N. Liberty St I ' : MODEL rOOD MARKET f 275 N. nirh STATE ST. GK.OCEKY-1 -i 1239 State St ii EZICKSONS SI PER MASSETS ! j f 8886 Portland Rd. j , I 2729 E. Stole St at 4 Corners ' raaiilds stand on llwy 99E at GervaU n Corners . At the orchard In Mission Bottom ... ;. : Call Saieaa 22145 Onr of iFtirm and Garden 8 -V- the potter's wheel: a few simple Brown Rot Spray Urged for Prune, Peach Orchards Peach and prune growers arc reminded that now is the time to apply , a sulfur dust , or spray for control of brown rot " During green fruit! stages no significant amount of brown rot is apt to appear unless there is con siderable wet weather. As the fruit approaches the ripening period, however, the danger from brown rot becomes greater. This Is espec ially true during wet weather or very high humidity. Sulfur dusts at the rata of 50 pounds per acre or 6 pounds of wettable sulfur In 100 gallons of water plus pound wetting agent will reduce loses from brown rot to a minimum. ' Usually three or more applica tions may be needed for good con trol, the first being applied three to five weeks before harvest, ac cording to weather conditions. Later applications may be made once a week as necessitated by weather conditions. The last ap plication should be made a day or two before picking. Brown rot control lies In pre venting disease from getting a start. There is no cure for brown rot infected fruit Sometimes the 11 -spotted cu cumber beetle is present in peach orchards, and many times cause injury to tha peach which speeds up brown rot in the orchard. These insects may be easily . controlled by; using a sulfur dust to which has been added five per cent DDT. Aug- 1 Oregon ram sale, Pendleton, 10 a m. Aug. 14-15 White Salmon rodeo. White Salmon Wash. Aug. 15 Oregon State Farm ers Union picnic, Champoeg, 11 a .Hi.. Aug. 15 Marion County Jer sey Cattle . dub picnic, Cham poeg, 1 p.m. Aug. 18-21 Tillamook coun ty! fair. Aug. 20-23 Oregon Flax fes tival, Mt Angel. Aug. 23-28 Multnomah coun ty! fair, Gresham. Aug. 26-28 Yamhill 4-H and FFA fair, McMinnvUlo. Aug, 28-28 Polk county fair, Monmouth. Aug. 2S-3I Third annual meeting Oregon Flying Farmers, ranevme Sept. 1-4 Clackamas county fair. Can by. Sept 1-3 Llna oounty fall 4-H fair, Albany. Sept 1-4 Independence Hop festival. .Sept 8 : Polled Hereford Breeders association dinner at Golden Pheasant restaurant fair grounds. , Sept ff-12 Oregon state fair. Sept. 13 Southern Oregon ram sale, fairgrounds, Lakeview, 10 ajn. Sept 24 Cal-Oro -Hereford Breeders bull sale, Lakeview. Sept 24-29 ? North Marlon county fair, Weodburn, Sept 25 4-H and FFA fat stock sale and show, Pendleton, 8'p.m. ISept 27 Polled Hereford heifer sale, state fairgrounds. HALES.j JUBILEE? Farm Calendar r in.I.KM. MAE-IIL ntnnlatlona by tbe potter's hands formed urn. However, the art lost photo for The Statesman). Berry Field Cleanup Advised for August Removing old canes from trail ing berry fields after harvest re duces the spread of leaf and cane spot fungus to 'the new canes, says P. L. Rasmussen, Marion county horticulturist Boysenber ry, loganberry and young berry growers also find that the late summer cleanup of their fields makes It easier to sow their cover crops before the fall rains begin4 Canes should be cut off flush with the ground. Rasmussen also reports that some growers are finding that an after-harvest Bordeaux spray gives extra pro tection during the fall months. This should be followed by the late winter lime-sulphur spray. An 8-8-100 Bordeaux spray is suggested by Rasmussen for the late summer cleanup.' RAM SALE ANNOUNCED The Clackamas County Live stock association, headed by Ev erett Shibley, has announced that it will sponsor a purebred ram and ewo sale at the Canby fair grounds Wednesday, August 18, beginning at 1 p.m. This is the first of its kind In Clackamas county. Marcus Vetter ef Moni tor beads the sifting committee. For That "Secoyd -Pause for lEjeshment ) YC . . : S s 1 r - r. . r - . - . . ; . ' ' - " s . " " " - " : ' f ' - :' s:' v . ' . . -V Jr -- ! "' ! 1 "r ' 'j ' i Now Is Time To Watch Out For Borers Between August r 18, and Sep tember IS- la the- time to control peach ndt prune borers-' with paradichlorobenzene.' report the valley county agents. ' Growers axe advised to examine trees for the presence of a reddish gummy-sawdust at the base of the -tree. The presence of this material indicates damage from borers and treatment Is advisable. Recommended amounts of para dichlerobenzene to use are three fourths to one ounce for trees four to sfive years eld, end one-half ounce for trees one to three years aid and then only when tbe life of tbe tree Is definitely threatened by borers. Damage to the tree will result from too heavy an application.- . In applying the material It Is best to level off the surface of the soil around the base of the tree, clearing away stones, clods and grass, but leaving the surface smooth and firm. The treatment Is then applied in continuous ring around the base of the tree. This ring should be about an Inch wide and approximately ; two Inches away from the tree. Careful cov ering of the ring with about three inches of well-packed earth worked into cone shape completes the operation. The earth should be removed in from four to six weeks. Some other chemicals have shown promise In peach and prune borer control, but are not yet re commended for. Oregon conditions, O. E. MikeselL. county extension agent In Linn, reports, including ethylene dichloride emulsion, DDT and propylene dichloride. , Blueberry Helped By Sawdust Mulch Experiments Show The popular Idea that Sawdust sours the soil and releases ..resins remains largely unjustified, A. L. Roberts, assistant horticulturist at the college experiment station said Wednesday in reply to Inr quiry. Sawdust has proved especially valuable as a mulch for small fruits, particularly blueberries, Ro berts explained. Ordinarily the station - has obtained best results with a four or five Inch mulch. Where sawdust Is worked into the soil about 200 pounds of adual nitrogen per acre is needed to in sure normal growth the first year; If used as a mulch, sawdust causes little depression of nitrates. Normal application of complete fertilizer may be added to the sur face and allowed to leach through. Sol us bio forma are best for this, Robert explains. 'As for it ttther way ... hoth tradt-marks mean iht same thin?. OnilS VHStS AUTNOtirr Of ; TMt COCA-COLA COCA-COLA EOTTLZriS COIAIIT OF ( SALCL OZTGO New Deficiency Develops to Add ; To Sheep Trouble The farmer who has had bad luck with lambs or cattle may have cobalt-deficient sou..' Investigations prove that In- nmtesimai amounts ef cobalt and other minerals in livestock feed mean the difference between healthy and sick animals. . Kenneth C. Beeson. In charge or cobalt Investigations at the U. S. plant soil and nutrition laboratory at Ithaca, ! N. T- says that four one-thousandths of an ounce of cobalt in a ton of dried hay is sufficient for healthy live stock. He adds that if the ton of hay contains between two one thousandths of an ounce and tour one-thousandths. It is borderline cobalt deficiency. A hew cure for this serious lack of cobalt and other trace minerals copper, ! Iodine end manganese has been discover ed and la now being made avail able to farmers by at least two, large commercial salt compan ies. It is a mineralized salt which costs very little more than regular salt and ran replace missing trace minerals. The dramatic effectiveness of the new salt is Illustrated by one of its early uses in Wisconsin. In the spring of 1944 a farmer had a flock of 1,300 sheep after lamb ing season. By fall the herd had dwindled to 209 1,100 sheep and lambs died for no apparent reason. Dr. Gus Bohstedt nu tritionist at the University of Wisconsin gave some of the sheep a shotgun mixture con taining iron, copper, manganese. Iodine and cobalt which was fed in thev regular salt for the flock. Death losses during the 1943 pas ture season were reduced to zero. Nut Pools to Close Soon, Trunk Reports FilhM-t and walnut nools of the Northwest Nut Growers for the 1948 - 49 marketing season will rlnc in a few weeks, announced Jnhn T. Trunk, aeneral manager. While the dosing date Is expected to be about tne same as in ouier years. It is likely to escape tne notice of manv STowers planning to Join the pools, because of the lateness of the current crop. r.mwlh In memhershin during tha vnr alreadv exceeds the sains of last season. Trunk discloses. and will be greatly augmeniea Dy ntwm loininr lust before clos ing of the pools if 1948 follows the pattern of former, years. Exact closing date for the pools will be announced in a few days, following a meeting of Northwest Nut Growers board of directors, Trunk said. The battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack was fought at Hampton Roads March 9. 1862. Wind 99 COMPAMT IT OnEGOIf. The Slotaezncau Solom,. Oregon, Thursdar. August 12, 1313 7 SliateFair " oiil try SIiow To Be Large Poultry exhibits st the Oregon State: fair promise to be more nu merous than usual with great deal of pre-fair Interest shown, officials stated Wednesday. Spe cial attention is beinr naid to the market poultry division which will be divided Into two classes, one class ' for broilers weighing from two to three and a half pounds, and the other for roasters wdghing from t three and a half to five pounds. Six birds, males -or fa males, will constitute an entry. All poultry entries close on Aug ust 29, Leo SpitzberL fair mana ger, reports. Banning poultry shows In Ore gon this year Is not necessary, E. jL; Peterson, director of tbe Oregon state department of agri culture, reports. However, each fair or show will be required to have a licensed veterinsrian exam ine i all entries and reject any showing symptoms ef Newcastle or any other Infections disease of poultry. ., v First Case la 1947 Peterson states that since April 1947. when the first case of New castle was disenosed in Oregon- there have been 17 outbreaks. Only one of these occurred In turkeys. The state department In carrying out its duties under the states animal health laws, required tha slaughter of all Infected flocks until funds for payment of in demnity 'to owners became ex hausted this spring. Since that time, all flocks In which New castle has been diagnosed have been placed under strict Quaran tine which permits the release of birds from affected flocks only for immediate slaughter. , v Poultry Is Big Basiaeas ' By Vigorous action of the de partment's division of animal in dustry, with full cooperation from Dr. E. M. Dickinson of the poul try pathology laboratory of Oregon suts college and tne poultry In dustry Itself, , Oregon is at this time, except ,or the cases under quarantine, free from Newcastle disease in its' 840,000.000 poultry Industry, Peterson states. , The state veterinarian depart ment described Newcastle as an acute-contagious respiratory dis ease which results In a sharp drop in egg production when laying ML 10H W Mtlffldisl 1 1 : .. f( . . :ia; i - I After an Extensive Buying; Spree Joe Reopen His Upstairs Store and Now Offers Yoii 1 :' i I A NEW FALL STOCK OF I Sth AVE. N. Y. ! ! SUPER QUALITY SUITS, SPORT GOATS, SLACKS, HATS, PANTS 1 AND TOPCOATS AT UIWEUEyABLE MONEY ! SAVINCS PRICES ! j Hundreds of Super Fine 10070 All Wool Hard, Finished WoMtedsyEx pertljr Tailored In ?olid Colori , j Mixtiirei, 'Stripes, Checks and Plaids. Single and Double Breasted Models. Sturdy, Durable, Most "Want ed Shape-Holdinglaterials that iWilljStay Pressed. In All Sizes 34 to 50, Regulars, Shorts, Longs and Stouts. One At Guaranteed Savings of ! te i ON EVERY SUIT SPORT COATS; AND FINE FUR FELT HATS IT 10 to law Upstairs Beni and IiHLa Sole and Small Profits, Make Tbooe Great Sarrlngfs Pos sible. That s Why; Smart Men Come Sack Aaaia ana Agxdxu te Say Mote el Joe's Super Quality Clothes. Open Friday flight Till 9 O1 Clock -.'' Joe ? 1ST ; -I2 STATE STuZII! k. AZOTE OPTICAL CO. Look for & TVnhlrvj Care $19 tlsea CI -a i . .1 . v ; Abore & Entrance to Zlz dosed Did TTool Sals To De Held Au-ust 16 Approximately 1,C03,CSJ pounds of wool will be offers! at sealed bid sals by PadKe Wool Growers st their office and warehouse at 734 N. W. 14th ave, Portland at 2 p.m. on Auguit 13. The wools will be on display ot that date from 7 ajn. until 2 p.m. Other' wool handlers f in the Portland, area have e press! their Intention of offering1 an ad ditional 409,000 pounds of woeL chiefly fine and half, at this sale. Tha sale is expected to -clean u the remaining one-half and three- eighths blood wools in the north west. ' 1 1 i r&EDATOES AT 1VOHK . Coyotes are working on! the lambs again in the Marqusm area where Robert Seaman lost five during the past week, j ;: ' hens are affected. Younger birds first show respiratory, symptome, followed usually in 10 to 14 days by nervous symptoms of paraly sis. Incoordination or tremor. Mor tality in boorder chicks averages from 20 to 25 per cent but thooe birds which recover msy j become carriers and transmit the disease to susceptible Hocks. H Mi, 3 Ef ZXMI Quality New Fall suits, and Two rant suits. JjC-a SLACKS, PANTS 20 snviiiss Overhead Exrense, Volume s UPSTiiCS f !!. I . 1